ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA SELECTED WORKS PORTFOLIO 2024
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ALEJANDRO
ZEPEDA
ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
E D U C AT I O N
C O N TA C T
California Polytechnic State
BACHELOR’S OF ARCHITECTURE
University, San Luis Obispo
Minor in Real Property Development
2021-2026
Learning to bridge the gap between creative architectural spaces and visions and the pragmatic demands of property development.
805.249.9744 zepeda.architecture@gmail.com zepedadesign.studio zepedadesign
E M P LOY M E N T
June 2023 - Present
BEE SWEET CITRUS, NIPOMO Maintenance and Operations at a Citrus Wash Line A diligent and proactive hands-on role in a bustling citrus wash line environment. Played a role in ensuring the smooth operation by conduction weekly maintenance, preventing excess trash and leaves from entering the line, and actively monitoring the control panel.
June - Sept 2023
COSTCO WHOLESALE, SANTA MARIA Meat Department Closer Ensuring the seamless closure of the department by cleaning and sanitizing all the machines and equipment, restocking the meat cases, and wrapping various cuts of meat while attending and ensuring the satisfaction of the members
AWA R D S A N D R ECO G N I T I O N AWARDED 2023
CASTAGNA ARCHITECTURE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Honored recipient of this scholarship where it awards and supports deserving students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to advancing their architectural education.
AWARDED 2021, 2022, 2023
ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARA RECIPIENT Honored recipient of this scholarship which awards and supports architecture students from the Santa Barbara County based a number of qualifications and interviews.
SKILLS Rhino 7
InDesign
Blender
Revit
Photoshop
Grasshopper
Lumion
Illustrator
3DS Max
D5 Render
AfterEffects
Maya
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 01 ENMESHED EXPERIENCES Arts School in Culver City
02 BREAKS IN SPACE Elementary School in the LA Arts District
03 MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
Interperative Center on Black Hill, Morro Bay
04 ACQUATECTURE Public Bathhouse in San Luis Obispo
05 SPATIAL MEDIATORS Edge and Spatial Study
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01 ENMESHED EXPERIENCES Arts School in Culver City
Software Used Rhino, Ladybug, D5 Render, Adobe Photoshop Project Description: Enmeshed Experiences is a visionary project centered on seamlessly integrating the school with its urban surroundings. The design utilizes diverse circulation paths, transforming them into dynamic gallery spaces that facilitate interaction and collaboration among students, faculty, and external critics. By curating rotating exhibits and cultivating a creatively stimulating form and interior partition, the space is purposefully crafted to ignite inspiration among students specializing in Architecture, Film + Sound, and Graphic Design. The project not only fosters a sense of connectivity but also serves as a catalyst for the continuous exchange of ideas within the vibrant tapestry of the urban and educational landscape.
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Enmeshed Experiences is a visionary project centered on seamlessly integrating the school with its urban surroundings. The design utilizes diverse circulation paths, transforming them into dynamic gallery spaces that facilitate interaction and collaboration among students, faculty, and external critics. By curating rotating exhibits and cultivating a creatively stimulating form and interior partition, the space is purposefully crafted to ignite inspiration among students specializing in Architecture, Film + Sound, and Graphic Design. The project not only fosters a sense of connectivity but also serves as a catalyst for the continuous exchange of ideas within the vibrant tapestry of the urban and educational landscape.
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02 BREAKS IN SPACE
Elementary School in the LA Arts District 10
Software Used Rhino, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator Project Description: Breaks in Space is a project centered on integrating the school with its urban surroundings. The design utilizes different opportunities to place classrooms and circulation paths based on breaks and pockets of space. The Ground floor serves as the main gathering place or the hearth of the school where the assembly space, reception, and the cafeteria are located. The classrooms are organized by floor and grade level. The lowest grades are on the top floor and the older grades on the second floor. The alley behind the school is used as a community space as well as a recreation area for the students.
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03 MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS Interperative Center on Black Hill, Morro Bay
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Software Used Rhino, Lumion, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop Project Description: Mountains and Valleys is an interperative center in which the form was inspired by the mountains and valleys prevalent on the site and the local area, Black Hill, Morro Bay. The “peaks” of the building are meant to resemble the mountains and the linear form is meant to resemble the valleys. The interperative center is made up of 4 main programs, the Cafe, Educational Gallery, Conference Room, and Hiker Accomodation. I focused on creating a dynamic open space on the interior and the exterior acts as an extension of the nearby hiking path.
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4 MAIN BUILDING MASSES: THE BUILDING IS MADE UP OF 4 RECTANGULAR PRISMS, EACH UNIFORM IN SIZE
HORIZONTAL EXTENSION: THE MASS IS THEN PULLED HORIZONTALLY BASED ON THE CONTOURS OF THE SITE AND TO MAXIMIZE SUNLIGHT IN THE GALLERY
VERTICAL COMPRESSION: THE MASS IS COMPRESSED DOWN TO ALLOW FOR CIRCULATION ON TOP OF THE BUILDING ACTING AS A EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING HIKING PATHS
VERTICAL EXTENSION: THE MASS IS FINALLY EXTENDED VERTICALLY TO MAXIMIZE VIEWS AND TO CREATE A MORE DYNAMIC FORM
EDUCATIONAL GALLERY 1,810 SF
CAFE
620 SF
HIKER ACCOMODATION 1,420 SF
CONFERENCE ROOM 1,050 SF
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04 ACQUATECTURE Public Bathhouse in San Luis Obispo
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Software Used Rhino, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop Project Description: Acquatecture is a public bathhouse with an edice that is expressive of water, water-ness, or wetness With a primary focus on form and circulation. The circulation program was inspired by a flowing river, where the long corridors symbolize the flowing water and the short corridors signify the breaks where the river ends or diverges. The bathhouse has Cold and Hot Pools, Biking Parking, and Locker Rooms. The project not only fosters a sense of connectivity but also serves as a catalyst for community building.
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05 SPATIAL MEDIATORS Edge and Spatial Study
Software Used Rhino, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator Project Description: Spatial Mediators focuses on light and shadow. The form creates unique pockes of light created by the undulated roof and the slits in the exterior facade. Using slanted members along the inside to guide the path the visitor would take to immerse themselves in the project. The entire form emulates a fluid, waterlike form created by two mirrored wave walls.
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LEHRER ARCHITECTS POTRERO HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER GRIDS 5-8
LEHRER ARCHITECTS POTRERO HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER GRIDS 5-8 SHEAR WALL 2X6 STUDS 16" O.C.
ALUMINUM GRATING
FASCIA
ROOF SHEATHING
1" STEEL BRACING ROD
CORRUGATED DECKING EPICORE ER3.5A
W12X50 TAPERED STEEL BEAM
DIAGONAL BRACING 1" TYP. STEEL ROD
FASCIA 5 MC6X12 W12X50 TAPERED STEEL BEAM
HSS 6X6X3/8 STEEL COLUMN
SHEAR WALL 2X6 STUDS 16" O.C.
CONCRETE SLAB CONCRETE FOOTING
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SCALE: 1” = 1’-0” ACT 02 | PRIMARY + SECONDARY STRUCTURAL MODEL | AXONOMETRIC
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Raina Mesina | Alejandro Zepeda | Goodwin_Brooks_08 | ARCH207 | Spring 2023
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Raina Mesina | Alejandro Zepeda | Goodwin_Brooks_08 | ARCH207 | Spring 2023